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Being born on a meat farm, piglet Leon Trotsky was always destined to become the filling in a bacon sandwich – and when his clumsy mum fell on him and left him with a shattered hip and broken legs, it looked as if his time was up.

But Leon was taken to Edgar’s Mission, where vet Pam Ahern came up with a solution – she fashioned him a wheelchair. Now Leon’s been given a new lease of life.

Though he will need a bigger wheelchair as he grows, and will likely require more surgery, for now he’s enjoying playing with the other animals and is expected to live for many years to come.

Edgar’s Mission relies on donations and Leon’s bill is expected to be in the thousands, but Pam’s optimistic.

‘If we can put a man on the moon we can surely save a pig with a broken leg,’ she said.